Overview

This collection presents detailed works by nineteenth-century writers describing 10 distinct eras of church history—from the missionary journeys of Paul to the Anglican Reformation. When it was released, the Ten Epochs of Church History series addressed a burgeoning sense of historic inquiry that marked that time period. Unlike the scholarly histories that came before, these fascinating accounts were written in hopes of engaging parishioners of all ages and backgrounds.

Volume one begins in AD 29 with the work of the apostle Paul and the first missionary journeys to Europe and Asia. The series continues with descriptions of Eusebius, Clement, and several other Church Fathers, as well as ecumenical councils that addressed major doctrinal issues throughout the Post-Apostolic age. Next, the influences of both Charlemagne and Hildebrand are examined followed by a detailed description of the Crusades. The informative yet accessible tone continues in volumes on the Renaissance, Great Western Schism, Reformation, and Anglican Reformation.

Before its publication, few church documents offered impartial, engaging historical narratives for the churchgoer. This collection presents both detailed factual information and the perspectives of prominent theologians of the time on that history—a valuable combination for any modern reader or scholar. The Logos edition makes this resource even more relevant, saving you time and strengthening your study. Move quickly from the table of contents to your desired section, and search entire volumes and collections by topic, title, or Scripture reference.

Key Features

Contains 10 volumes of engaging historical description and analysis

Covers major eras of church history from the Apostolic age to the Anglican Reformation

James Vernon Bartlet (1863–1940) was an ecclesiastical historian of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He taught at Mansfield College, Oxford, and contributed articles to the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

X. Early Theologians of the East: The School of Alexandria, Clement, Origen

XI. The Church and the Empire from Commodus to Diocletian

XII. The Forty Years’ Rest and the Tenth Wave

XIII. Last Words of Some Workings of the Church’s Mind in the Post-Apostolic Age

Lucius Waterman (1851–1923) was an American pastor, theologian, and professor. He also served as the rector at St. Thomas Church in Hanover, New Hampshire. He is the author of The Post-Apostolic Age and The Primitive Tradition of the Eucharistic Body and Blood.

William Porcher DuBose (1836–1918) was born into a wealthy Huguenot family in South Carolina. He attended the Citadel and the University of Virginia, where he studied Greek and other languages that later supported his work as a theologian. When the Civil War broke out, DuBose left seminary to serve as an officer and chaplain for South Carolina. He was wounded twice at the second battle of Manassas, taken captive, and later released.

An ordained priest, he served at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near his home in Winnsboro, South Carolina after the war. In 1871, he became the chaplain of the University of the South, and in 1877 he began working as a professor in the department of theology he helped build. He served as dean from 1894 until his retirement in 1908.

The Age of the Renascence

From the Return from Avignon to the Accession of Nicholas V (1377–1447)

Introductory Retrospect

I. The Growth of Patriotism or the Sense of Nationality

II. New Theories of the Seat of Sovereignty and the Rising Tide of Democracy

III. The New Learning

IV. The Condition in which the Returning Pope Found Italy and the Patrimony of St. Peter

V. John Wiclif of England and His Protest against Papal War

VI. Pope and Antipope

VII. Orhtodox Demands for Union and Reform

VIII. The Council of Pisa Makes the Schism Triple

IX. The Council of Constance and Triumph of the Party of Conciliar Supremacy

X. The Papal Reaction

XI. The Spread of Humanism

From the Accession of the First Humanist Pope to the French Invasion of Italy (1447–1494)

XII. Nicholas V

XIII. Calixtus III

XIV. The New Learning Crosses the Alps

XV. The Man of the Renascence on the Throne of St. Peter

XVI. Innocent VIII

XVII. Savonarola and Freedom

From the French Invasion to the Sack of Rome (1494–1527)

XVIII. The Household of Alexander VI

XIX. The Fall of the House of Borgia

XX. Humanism in Europe from the Ascension of Sixtus IV to the Death of Aleander VI

XXI. Julius II and Leo X

XXII. Transalpine Humanism under Julius and Leo

XXIII. The Court of Leo X

XXIV. The North Loses Patience with the Papacy

XXV. Adrian VI, the Honest Orthodox Ecclesiastic

XXVI. The Sack of Rome

A List of the Popes and Antipopes

A List of the Humanists Mentioned

Paul Van Dyke (1859–1933) was an American historian and Presbyterian minister. He taught church history at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1889–1892 and later joined the faculty of Princeton College where he was the chair in modern European history.

Williston Walker (1860–1922) was an American church historian and author of A History of the Congregational Churches in the United States, John Calvin, and several other works. He worked at both Hartford Seminary and Yale University.

William Robinson Clark (1829–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian theologian and minister of the Church of England. In 1882, he accepted a teaching post at Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario. He was a sought-after preacher and teacher and was considered a leading theologian in North America at the turn of the twentieth century. He is the author of many theological and historical works.

Product Details

Title: Ten Epochs of Church History

Editor: John Fulton

Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons and Christian Literature Company

Volumes: 10

Pages: 4,640

About the Editor

John Fulton was an Episcopal author and lecturer, and editor of The Church Standard.